Mark 16:15-20 And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved.....And these signs will accompany those who believe in my name they will cast out demons, they will speak in new tongues, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them, they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover. So then the LJC after he had spoken to them was taken up to heaven and sat down at the right hand of GOD...And they went out and preached everywhere while the LORD worked with them and confirmed the message by the accompanying signs.

Colassians 3:17

And whatever you do, in word or deed, so everything in the name of the LORD JESUS, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

August 17,2009

My friend/ fellow midwife Paula and I planned to go to DMC, Davao Medical Center, since it was my last day....neither of us had ever toured the facility but had the unfortunate experience of transporting several time to this place. And we both had this raw sensation left in our hearts after seeing a third world community hospital. When you enter the hospital, it is a swarm of people lined up along the halls in stretchers...it is pretty overwhelming to take in all at once....you feel like you are in a daze because all you see is faces and injuries.

I came into this place as more of a spectator....I wanted to captured on camera just a bit of what this hospital was like....but I really did not know how powerfully God was about to move. A very wonderful married couple, Len and Delmar Diercks, prayed over me the day before I left for the Philippines and told me that God had
God was going to do more than I could ever ask or imagine. At first when we walked into the ER we were semi-detached from everything...mostly because it was so overwhelming the sights and sounds...things we have never seen in the open before...

But without us even knowing better, Christ was guiding out every step...literally...we ended up in the pediatric ward first and somehow miraculously we ended up in the neonate area...

Let me just testify right now..that God is an awesome God....he guides those who are willing to just go.....in a short moment....he laid his hands on us and made our hands, our hearts one with His and He gave us spiritual eyes. Every turn we made or step we took there was another opportunity to minister and pray over the people there. ( I will go into specific details in the next blog)
It was so humbling to be used by HIM....With our physical eyes we were passing by and seeing so much suffering and sadness around us....but when we looked with the spiritual eyes..Oh How God just kept walking us through each moment and showing us the next person to lay hands on....the next baby to touch...the next mother to lift up in prayer. It was completely utterly amazing and spiritual. Isnt Jesus so wonderful...how he can take the sufferings of the world and turn them into opportunities to pour out mercy and peace and comfort.
I am reminded of the verse Is 61:3......God takes us and makes beauty from ashes! As a child of God we are so privelege to be able to walk in Christ.....and be called to carry passion and concern in our hearts for our fellow brother or sister...to be a powerful witness and demonstrator of HIS great love! The Holy Spirit guides us and leads us so that we are able to minister and be tangible vessels of love and healing. I walked away from this experience in complete awe...humble to the point of tears and awe.....Thank you Jesus...thank you for filling me with your SPIRIT so at the perfect time I am able to have an eternal connection with your child. I love you LORD. (Next blog I will get into the specifics of the people I encounter....but first I wanted to give GLORY TO GOD! WOW ! I am amazed DADDY! )
Lord continue this work in me.....help me to stay aware of you...and be aware of the deep spiritual needs of those around me. May I touch them with your hand....may they be healed in their hearts and in their bodies. Jesus....today I experienced some serious ACTS action! I saw people being healed and restored....I was able to understand a language I never heard before...WOW! Thank you JESUS!